Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Aug 2015
Drug makers will bear the brunt of around $6.6 billion in savings to be channelled into new drugs and higher returns for ...
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Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Aug 2015
The Australian Commission on Safety & Quality in Health Care have invited public and private hospitals to submit a formal Expression ...
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Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Aug 2015
A key advisory group to the Federal Government has taken the unusual step of publicly condemning big pharmaceutical companies for ...
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Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Aug 2015
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Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Aug 2015
The Minister for Health, Sussan Ley, today congratulated Dr Suzanne Hill, the Chair of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC), ...
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Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Aug 2015
Arthritis Australia is concerned that patient safety may be compromised by current moves in Australia to allow biosimilars to be ...
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Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Aug 2015
The 1 July 2015 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. The Schedule includes the following new/revised ...
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Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Aug 2015
In line with changes in the consumer price index, the PBS co-payment and safety net amounts have been revised. Therefore, ...
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Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Aug 2015
The Commonwealth Government will invest $57 million to list breakthrough melanoma drug Keytruda on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. ...
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Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Aug 2015
Rules that restrict new pharmacies from opening near existing pharmacies will be extended for another five years despite numerous government-commissioned reviews ...
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Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Aug 2015
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Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Aug 2015
The 1 April 2015 issue of the Schedule of Pharmaceutical Benefits is out and now in effect. The Schedule includes the following ...
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Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Aug 2015
Pharmacists could receive public funding to dress wounds, deliver vaccinations and give weight loss advice under a $19 billion deal between ...
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Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Aug 2015
Some of Australia's sickest people will pay more each year for their medicines due to a little-noticed change in last week's ...
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Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Aug 2015
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